In that Jun 1876, when the Transcontinental Clear-cut untrue the early cross-country castigate Journey between Manhattan and San Francisco in decent 83 hours and 39 minutes, the polity of Just out York has had a prominent settle in U.S. railway legend. The Fashionable York Railroad Historical Homeland began building its Heritage Discovery Centre in 2010, in South Buffalo, Just out York, however there was already no scarcity of railway museums in the western any of the society.
Rochester & Genesee Valley
Established in the 1930s, Erie-Lackawanna Railway Depot, the Rochester and Genesee Dale Railway museum preserves both the version of the railroad station along with over 40 engines and cars. Visitors can return in the nine diesel locomotives from the 1940s and '50s or probation away the Brooklyn Navy Yard steam locomotive originally built in 1918.
The museum is besides house to six passenger cars from the famed Empire Authority Explicit which was to proceeds its inaugural fall on Dec 7, 1941 before the blitz on Pearl Harbour upstaged the business. Guests can combine the Rochester and Genesee Dale Railway Museum acquaintance with a stopover to the local New York Museum of Transportation by taking a two-mile train ride between the two museums, although all train tours originate at the Transportation Museum.
While the museum displays no full-size locomotives or passenger cars, it does stage numerous events throughout the year with specialized exhibits highlighting moments in America's railway history.Past exhibits include Circus Moves by Rail, Military Railroading and the American Freedom Train, which toured the U.S. from 1947 to 1949 in celebration of the end of World War II. The seasonal, volunteer-run museum is only open some weekends from the beginning of May through Labor Day annually, so check their website for hours of operation and upcoming events before visiting.
After touring the exhibits at the New York Museum of Transportation, guests can hop on a six-minute train ride to the nearby Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad Museum with its more than 40 railroad rolling stock exhibits.
Oswego Railroad Museum
A small museum dedicated to preserving the history of the railway in Oswego County, as it was in the 1950s, the Oswego Railroad Museum is primarily an exhibit of model trains and a railroad library.
